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Kidnapped

by John Haggerty

“I must have fallen asleep,” Linda says, on the subject of her encounter, “because when I woke up, they were there.”

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Snow Day

by Kathryn Kulpa

let’s say we slipper-skated to the window and the window was cake-drizzled with snow

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by Tara Isabel Zambrano

Since his wife left him, my neighbor, a scientist, mows his lawn at midnight.

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by Al Jacobs

I’ll show you around, Eitan said. Bring your drink. We’ll be right back, Harold. I’m gonna show my friend around.

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by Aleksia Mira Silverman

The man from Sleep Number had rosacea peeking from his beaked mask. I stood close, but he was skittish. He left me with nothing but a mattress.

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by Murzban F. Shroff

The young man put an arm around Sandy. He said, “I, too, have seen treachery, brother, but not like yours.”

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by Jace Einfeldt

You’ve lost all your money, everything, and this time it wasn’t even your fault even though it feels like it is.